The Glass Is Half Full, Partial Beer Garden Cards

July 28, 2015

The DDT summer tradition is here! Beer Garden Week is a week long series of shows held every year in Shin-kiba 1st Ring. Each show is produced and booked by a different wrestler or stable in DDT. This leads to a variety of crazy matches and ideas. There is also plenty of beer and food served to the fans during the show. So let’s have a look at what’s on offer this year.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DDT DAY~”, 01/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miyatake
2. Antonio Honda & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Shunma Katsumata
3. KUDO Vs Kota Umeda
4. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Soma Takao
5. New Ghost Story Numabukuro Death Match: HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Danshoku Dino & Saki Akai
6. DDT Extreme Title Next Challenger Final: Yasu Urano Vs Makoto Oishi vs Masa Takanashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Hiroshi Fukuda

One of the highlights of Beer Garden every year is Hisaya Imabayashi visiting the area to tell ghost stories to the wrestlers. Last year had a few duds due to tiredness so here’s hoping this year will bring plenty of scares.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DNA DAY~”, 02/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Wrestling Koshien 2015 – Round 1: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Shunma Katsumata
2. Wrestling Koshien 2015 – Round 1: X Vs X
3. Wrestling Koshien 2015 – Semi Final: X Vs X
4. Wrestling Koshien 2015 – Semi Final: X Vs X
5. Wrestling Koshien 2015 – Final: X Vs X

A 6-man mini tournament is being held and the winner will be added to the evening DDT show. The entrants are Kazusada Higuchi, Shunma Katsumata, Suguru Miyatake, Ryota Nakatsu, Kota Umeda, Kouki Iwasaki and Dai Suzuki. Two of the wrestlers will receive byes to the semi finals.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DDT DAY~”, 02/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Wrestling Koshien 2015 Winner Vs X

Drink every time X = Shiori Asahi.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~TEAM DRIFT DAY~”, 03/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Shigehiro Irie Produce Match: X Vs Gota Ihashi
2. Hardcore 4 Way Match: Shigehiro Irie Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yuko Miyamoto Vs Gabaiji-chan

According to the DDT website this show will involve a Round Girl named Chelsea. I assume this is the Stardom wrestler. I also assume she will be involved with whatever gives Gota Ihashi a concussion that day.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~T2HIDE DAY – WORLD LUCHA EXPO JAPAN~”, 04/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Exercise & Stretch DVD Launch – All Out Stretch War: Kazuki Hirata (Yoyogi-Uehara) Vs Seiya Morohashi (Kasiwa)
2. World Triangle Match: Louis Takanashi XIV (France) Vs Hoshitango (Argentina) Vs Hiroshi Fukuda (America)
3. World Dream Match – Full Blown Italian Showdown Final Conclusion: Antonio Honda & Sasaki And Gabbana (Italy) Vs Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang (China)
4. Lucha Extremadura Jasu: Sanshiro Takagi (Osaka), Toru Owashi (Nagano) & Kazuki Hirata (Yoyogi-Uehara) Vs X, X & X

T2Hide is bringing a lot of international flavour to this year’s Beer Garden. We got some old “gaijin” returning like Louis Takanashi XIV from France (with his Death Cake no doubt) and Italy’s own Sasaki And Gabbana.

Kazuki Hirata has his own fitness DVD now available on DDT’s online store. But this has created a conflict with another fitness enthusiast, Seiya Morohashi. The go to battle on the day the DVD is launched.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~SMILE SQUASH DAY~”, 05/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Grand Sumo Summer Tournament: X Vs X
2. Danshoku Dino (w/ Makoto Oishi) Vs Kota Umeda (w/ Kazusada Higuchi)
3. HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Yasu Urano & X

Will Tomomitsu Matsunaga be back to defend his DDT Sumo King crown?

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~HAPPY MOTELS DAY~”, 06/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Konosuke Takeshita Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Antonio Honda Vs Transparent Mel Gibson

Match #2 sounds like the greatest thing ever.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~SHUTEN-DOJI DAY~”, 07/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Masako Takanashi & Riho Vs Emi Sakura & “Birds”
2. KUDO & Isami Kodaka Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Hikaru Sato

Yukio Sakaguchi & Hikaru Sato team together in DDT for the first time in over a year and a half.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~TOKYO JOSHI PRO DAY~”, 08/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: Miyu Yamashita Vs Akane Miura
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: KANNA Vs Shoko Nakajima
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Final: X Vs X

The 2nd Tokyo Princess is about to be crowned.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DANSHOKU DINO & SUPER SASADANGO MACHINE DAY~”, 08/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. The World’s Most Powerful Cultural Heaven Olympics – Round 1: Sambo Oishi Vs Gota Ihashi
2. The World’s Most Powerful Cultural Heaven Olympics – Round 1: Masa Takanashi Vs Yuko Miyamoto
3. The Lamentations Of The 40 Year Old Wrestler – Enter Sandman Falls Count Anywhere Match: Super Sasadango Machine Vs KUDO Vs Seiya Morohashi Vs Antonio Honda
4. Turn Based Wrestling ~Endless Gig~: Danshoku Dino Vs Ken Ohka

Songs by Tomoyasu Hotei and B’z will alternate during the main event. Danshoku Dino can only win during Hoeti songs while Ken Ohka can only win during B’z songs.

Some weird “Mixed Martial Arts” competition takes place here, except each competitor represents a cultural art. Masa Takanashi represents Shogi writing, Yuko Miyamoto competes as a former student council president, Sambo Oishi fights for newspapers and Gota Ihashi has the backing of society’s pottery section.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~DDT DAY~”, 09/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Beer Garden Specialty! 6-Man Lottery Tag Match: KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi, HARASHIMA, Shigehiro Irie, Konosuke Takeshita, Kazusada Higuchi

As always a fan drawn 6-Man Tag draws the series to a close. The two teams will be determined by a lottery with each pick chosen by a random member of the audience. This is also the final show before “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015”.

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Ganpuro Knockin’ On Your Door, Pretend You’re Not Home

July 28, 2015

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “KNOCKIN’ ON YOUR DOOR 2015”, 29/08/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Rikidozan Sansei Vs Blackjack Of Rubbish Heap: Chikara Vs Minoru Fujita
2. The Outer Drop ~Beyond The Time Of Love And Hate~: Yumehito Imanari Vs Mitomi Masayuki
3. Ganbare☆Wrestling Vs Enjo-gun General Warfare: Ken Ohka Vs Shibata

Mitomi Masayuki has been accepted among the Ganbare☆Wrestling roster after ditching Endo-gun and their cheating tactics.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “BAD COMMUNICATION 2015”, 23/09/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Go Beyond The Asia ~3rd Generation Grandson Vs 94th All Asia Tag Team Champions~: Chikara & Yumehito Imanari Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

Ganpuro wanted a team that held the All Asia Tag Team Titles in to come in and face the Power Of Dreams. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie answered the call. Chikara’s grandfather Rikidozan held the belts 4 times throughout his life.

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Shuten-dōji Rift, Tokyo Princess Cup Final, Peter Pan Update

July 21, 2015

DDT “SHUTEN-DOJI BOX OFFICE ~WHAT ARE CHERRY BLOOSOMS WITHOUT ALOCOHOL~”, 22/07/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Sanshiro Takagi, Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yasu Urano, Akito, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kazuki Hirata
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Toru Owashi & Kazusada Higuchi Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Antonio Honda & Hiroshi Fukuda
3. You And I Are Prepared For The Beautifully Scattered Cherry Blossoms: Daichi Kakimoto Vs Masahiro Takanashi
4. Sakura Feast Soon, Greedy Old Hag In Longevity, Gorgeous’ Friendly Premature Death, Gorgeous Brahman No Return: Masa Takanashi, Emi Sakura & Kazuhiko Ogasawara Vs Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei & Gorgeous Matsuno
5. Soon Men And Women Will Quietly Sleep Drunk 5 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Soma Takao Vs Konosuke Takeshita Vs Saki Akai
6. He Can’t Stand Anymore, That’s Enough, Oh God Save Him – Punch Drunk Glove Match: Hoshitango & Kosei Kubota Vs Tanomusaku Toba & Kota Umeda
7. KUDO & Kengo Mashimo Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Isami Kodaka

Due to the recent falling out between KUDO and Yukio Sakaguchi, the teams in the main event have been changed around. The two are no longer teaming together. KUDO is now partnered with Kengo Mashimo and Sakaguchi is with Isami Kodaka.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ERIN AID”, 23/07/2015
Saitama Wrestle Fighter Museum

1. Miyu Yamashita Vs Hyper Misao
2. 3 Way Match: Nonoko Vs Rika Tatsumi Vs MIZUHO
3. Saki Akai, Ai Shimizu & KANNA Vs Shoko Nakajima, Yuka Sakazaki & Akane Miura

Money raised from the show will be given to Erin to help her recovery from injury. Erin will be the special ring announcer for the show.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN MAEBASHI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TONTON~”, 26/07/2015
Gunma Maebashi Green Dome Sub-Arena

1. Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Kazusada Higuchi
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito
3. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao
5. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yuji Okabayashi
6. KUDO & Masa Takanashi Vs Antonio Honda & Konosuke Takeshita

This is the last non-Beer Garden show from DDT before “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015”.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~TOKYO JOSHI PRO DAY~”, 08/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: Miyu Yamashita Vs Akane Miura
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: KANNA Vs Shoko Nakajima
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Final:

Miyu Yamashita and Shoko Nakajima are the only returning semi-finalists from last year’s tournament.

DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015”, 23/08/2015
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

0. King Of Dark Title: Gota Ihashi (c) Vs “Hollywood” Stalker Ichikawa
1. DDT Extreme Title – Uchikami! Presents: Antonio Honda (c) Vs X
2. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) Vs X, X & X
3. Tetsuya Endo Comeback Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs Konosuke Takeshita
4. Genichiro Tenryu Retirement Road Round 15: Genichiro Tenryu, Sanshiro Takagi & Saki Akai Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Kazusada Higuchi & Meiko Satomura
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki
6. Dramatic Dream Match: HARASHIMA Vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
7. KO-D Openweight Title – Good Com Asset Presents: KUDO (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

There are still a few more matches to be announced.

UNION “SUMMER FESTIVAL UNION 2015”, 30/08/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Union MAX Title: FUMA (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

Champion Vs Champion seems to be all the rage lately. Kodaka is challenging FUMA to a Union Max Title match for a second time. FUMA beat Kodaka in his first defence back in March but did so with the help of his King Legion. No word yet on if Kodaka’s Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title will also be on the line.

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Naomi Susan To Resign As Union Manager

July 17, 2015

susan-resigns

Naomi Susan yesterday announced she will resign from her role as “Union Representative” on 4th October after Union holds its 10th Anniversary show at Korakuen Hall. Susan has been managing the brand since 2007 and said her decision is for personal reasons. During her time in charge she saw Union grow as well as its wrestlers bond together. However she feels her help in running the brand is no longer necessary and there is not much else she can learn or experience in her current position. Since she is not a wrestler she does not think “retirement” is the right word to describe her departure. There is currently no decision for her replacement. By announcing this now it gives Union time to prepare for the future.

Susan first considered leaving a year ago and consulted with Isami Kodaka, Shuji Ishikawa and Cherry as time went by. All three were surprised when they were first told of her decision. Kodaka said Susan has been a part of the company for so long that she could be seen as the Mother Of Union. He is happy to see Susan will leave with a smile. Cherry said she will feel lonely because she spent so much time with Susan away from the shows. She and everyone else in Union will cheer for Susan when she leaves. Ishikawa described Susan as an older sister who always supported him even when he was selfish. He will return the favour.

During her time in pro wrestling, Naomi Susan has been a valet for Poison Sawada JULIE and worked behind the scenes booking foreign wrestlers for both Union and DDT, including getting Bob Sapp to work with DDT in 2011. She is also a two time Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion.

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Karate Vs Muscle Vs Judo, Early Morning Pro Wrestling, Kanpai New Beijing

July 17, 2015

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA DASH”, 18/07/2015
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. 1 Vs 2 Handicap Match: Miyu Yamashita Vs Hyper Misao & MIZUHO
2. Saki Akai & KANNA Vs Yuka Sakazaki & Rika Tatsumi
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Ai Shimizu Vs Akane Miura
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Shoko Nakajima Vs Nonoko

KANNA and Miyu Yamashita have already advanced to the semi finals.

UNION “TOWARD THE SUMMER UNION 2015”, 18/07/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. 3 Way Tag Match: Kazuhiko Ogasawara & Ryu Gouma Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & Ayumu Honda Vs Seiya Morohashi & Macho Michaels
2. Mitomi Masayuki & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Kazuki Hashimoto & Kazumi Kikuta
3. Mixed Tag Match: Mio Shirai & HAYATA Vs Cherry & Kaji Tomato
4. Scramble Bunkhouse Death Match: FUMA, MEN’S Teioh & SAGAT Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Yusuke Kubo & Daichi Kazato
5. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Madoka

Ayumu Honda is from K-DOJO. Macho Michaels is from the indie sleaze scene and forms the Bodybuilding Army with Seiya Morohashi. They sent a message to Kazuhiko Ogasawara proclaiming that muscles are more exciting than karate. Honda & Hiroshi Fukuda also sent a message warning Ogasawara of their Judo abilities. This lead to Ogasawara challenging both teams to a 3 Way Tag Match which might be too much for his new protégé Ryu Gouma to handle.

DDT “DRAMA NOVEL FIGHT IN THE MORNING”, 19/07/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Rumble Match: Makoto Oishi Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Soma Takao Vs Toru Owashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Kazusada Higuchi Vs Shunma Katsumata Vs Yoshihiko Vs Sanshiro Takagi
2. Danshoku Dino Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
3. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Ai Shimizu & KANNA Vs Miyu Yamashita & Yuka Sakazaki
4. Super Sasadango Machine & Suguru Miyatake Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Kota Umeda
5. KUDO & Masa Takanshi Vs HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano

This weekend Niconico will be hosting a live stream for 23 and a half hours. DDT will be involved from 5am JST on Sunday morning (8pm GMT/4pm EST/1pm PST on Saturday) for a special early morning pro wrestling show inside Korakuen Hall. The link to watch the show live is http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv225962212

TAVERN WRESTLING “ALCOHOL HEAVEN”, 28/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang Vs Somato & Yasuura No
2. Isami Kodaka Vs Atsushi Maruyama

New Beijing continues to find a Japanese home in Tavern Wrestling. Somato & Yasuura No return to Japan for the first time in years. No last wrestled in the country two years ago while Somato’s previous visit was in 2011.

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Fall To The Hell, Drunk Gibberish

July 13, 2015

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2015”, 19/07/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. King Of Dark Title – Handicap Count Rules: Gota Ihashi (c) Vs Yasu Urano
1. 3 Way Tag Match: Kazuki Hirata & Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Masa Takanashi & Saki Akai Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Hoshitango
2. Konosuke Takeshita & Kota Umeda Vs Toru Owashi & Kazusada Higuchi
3. Keisuke Ishii, Soma Takao & Shunma Katsumata Vs Danshoku Dino, Super Sasadango Machine & Makoto Oishi
4. Dramatic Pioneer Final Suicide! MIKAMI DDT Affiliation Final Match: MIKAMI, Isami Kodaka & Gorgeous Matsuno Vs KUDO, HARASHIMA & Sanshiro Takagi
5. Daisuke Sekimoto, Yuji Okabayashi & Hideyoshi Kamitani Vs Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miyatake
6. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Shigehiro Irie
7. DDT Extreme Title – Fall To The Hell Match: Akito (c) Vs Antonio Honda

Antonio Honda did a good job convincing Akito for a DDT Extreme Title match. They will fight under Fall Into The Hell rules. The ring ropes will be removed and victory can be achieved by pinfall, submission or knocking the opponent out of the ring.

There is no official stipulation added to Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Shigehiro Irie. However if Irie beats Sakaguchi again for the third time this month it will surely lead to changes in the Sumo Hall main event.

DDT “SHUTEN-DOJI BOX OFFICE ~WHAT ARE CHERRY BLOOSOMS WITHOUT ALOCOHOL~”, 22/07/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. He Can’t Stand Anymore, That’s Enough, Oh God Save Him – Punch Drunk Glove Match: Hoshitango & Kosei Kubota Vs Tanomusaku Toba & Kota Umeda
2. Sakura Feast Soon, Greedy Old Hag In Longevity, Gorgeous’ Friendly Premature Death, Gorgeous Brahman No Return: Masa Takanashi, Emi Sakura & Kazuhiko Ogasawara Vs Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei & Gorgeous Matsuno
3. Soon Men And Women Will Quietly Sleep Drunk 5 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Soma Takao Vs Konosuke Takeshita Vs Saki Akai
4. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kengo Mashimo & Isami Kodaka

I’m just taking wild guesses at the match name translations at this point. Please understand.

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DDT Vs Osaka, MIKAMI’s Final Road, Ganbare Knockin’ On Your Door

July 8, 2015

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAMS! VOL. 2 ~WITHOUT SUBTITLE~”, 12/07/2015
Osaka Higashinari Kumin Hall

1. Lucha Vs Lucha! Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Tsubasa, Billyken Kid & HAYATA
2. To Look For The Things Left Behind From Those Days – Special Single Match: Super Sasadango Machine Vs Atsushi Maruyama
3. Naniwa Shocked! Special Single Match: Antonio Honda Vs Magnitude Kishiwada
4. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind – Special 3 Way Match: Kota Ibushi Vs Kuishinbo Kamen Vs Kikutaro
5. Road To RYOGOKU Special Tag Match: KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano
6. Road To DAIICHI Special Tag Match: Akito & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Shigehiro Irie & Kazusada Higuchi
7. To Verify The Balance Of A Healthy Body And A Healthy Soul: Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Shoichi Uchida Vs Seiya Morohashi, Suguru Miyatake & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
8. MIKAMI DDT Final Road: MIKAMI Vs Masa Takanashi
9. Team Drift Vs Wrestling Masters: Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs HUB & Daisuke Sasaki

Fairly certain that is not going to be the match order on the day.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA DASH”, 18/07/2015
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. 1 Vs 2 Handicap Match: Miyu Yamashita Vs Hyper Misao & MIZUHO
2. Saki Akai & KANNA Vs Yuka Sakazaki & Rika Tatsumi
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Ai Shimizu Vs Akane Miura
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Shoko Nakajima Vs Nonoko

The semi final draw for the Tokyo Princess Cup will take place at the end of the show.

UNION “TOWARD THE SUMMER UNION 2015”, 18/07/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Kazuhiko Ogasawara & Ryu Gouma Vs X & X
2. Mixed Tag Match: Mio Shirai & HAYATA Vs Cherry & Kaji Tomato
3. FUMA, MEN’S Teioh & SAGAT Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Yusuke Kubo & Daichi Kazato
4. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Madoka

A stipulation yet to be decided will be added to the Union Sekigun Vs King Legion 6-Man Tag.

Kazuhiko Ogasawara sent a letter to Union explaining he has taken Ryu Gouma under his wing. He calls Gouma an idiot who people laugh at but if he learns Karate he could beat people that are 7 and even 8 feet tall! The letter ends with Ogasawara saying the time has come for Karate-gun’s revival! Karate-gun was Union’s first enemy faction when the brand was re-established in 2005. The infamous feud featured Ogasawara fighting Poison Sawada in a Scorpion Death Match and later a Toxic Barbed Wired Board Death Match. I don’t think the same will happen here with Gouma.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2015”, 19/07/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Dramatic Pioneer Final Suicide! MIKAMI DDT Affiliation Final Match: MIKAMI, Isami Kodaka & Gorgeous Matsuno Vs KUDO, HARASHIMA & Sanshiro Takagi
2. Daisuke Sekimoto, Yuji Okabayashi & Hideyoshi Kamitani Vs Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miyatake
3. DDT Extreme Title: Akito (c) Vs X

With the KO-D Openweight and KO-D Tag Team Titles all tied up until “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015”, this month’s Korakuen Hall show will focus on the DDT Extreme Title and also MIKAMI’s final match as a DDT contracted wrestler.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN MAEBASHI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TONTON~”, 26/07/2015
Gunma Maebashi Green Dome Sub-Arena

1. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yuji Okabayashi

So far we’re getting two previews of the KO-D Tag Title match at Sumo Hall. There’s the 6-Man Tag at Korakuen then after that Daisuke Sasaki steps up to the plate against Yuji Okabayashi in singles action.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “BEER GARDEN ~DON’T SAY ANYTHING…SUMMER 2015~”, 04/07/2015
Ichigaya Nankai Memorial Clinic

1. Unprecedented Rematch: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs GENTARO
2. Ganpuro Constituency Final: Yukihiro Abe Vs Mac Imanari
3. Special Single Match: Ken Ohka Vs Mitomi Masayuki

The winner of Match #2 qualifies for the DDT Dramatic General Election 2015.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “KNOCKIN’ ON YOUR DOOR 2015”, 29/08/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Rikidozan Sansei Vs Blackjack Of Rubbish Heap: Chikara Vs Minoru Fujita
2. Ganbare☆Wrestling Vs Enjo-gun General Warfare: Ken Ohka Vs Shibata

The Ganpuro Vs Enjo-gun war might come to an end here.

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Kiba Leaves Wrestling, Ohka’s KO-D Hangover, Saitama Slam, Tavern Wrestling

July 3, 2015

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE GIRLS BATTLE 2015 ROUND 7”, 04/07/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Akane Miura Vs MIZUHO
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: KANNA Vs Hyper Misao
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Miyu Yamashita Vs Yuka Sakazaki
4. Saki Akai & Ai Shimizu Vs Nonoko & Shoko Nakajima

Chikage Kiba has announced she will be leaving pro wrestling for the time being to focus on her education. Kiba said it has been difficult for her to find a balance between the two and apologises for the sudden reveal.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “HIGH PRESSURE 2015”, 04/07/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Special Tag Match: Yukihiro Abe & Chikara Vs Hayato Mashita & Kotaro Nasu
2. Special Tag Match: Shinichiro Tominaga & Tiger Bedscene Vs GENTARO & Osamu Namiguchi
3. SURVIVAL IS BACK!: Mr. No Vs Survival Tobita
4. Student Of The Rainbow Vs Blackjack Of The Rubbish Heap: Yumehito Imanari Vs Minoru Fujita
5. Enjo-gun Presents Special Handicap Match: Ken Ohka Vs Shibata & Mitomi Masayuki

Even though he only held the KO-D Openweight Title for a few minutes, Ken Ohka is not going to let that deflate him. He is determined to win the championship again by any means possible. However no one but himself knows what his state of mind is going into a 2-on-1 Handicap match.

BOYZ “TANABATA SPECIAL ~WOMAN FESTIVAL 7~”, 07/07/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Soma Takao Vs Shunma Katsumata
2. Isami Kodaka Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Kota Ibushi, Keisuke Ishii & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Masa Takanashi & Konosuke Takeshita
4. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kota Umeda
5. KUDO & Akito Vs HARASHIMA & Makoto Oishi

The show is standing room only.

DDT “SAITAMA SLAM VOL. 3”, 11/07/2015
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. Antonio Honda & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Saki Akai & Makoto Oishi
2. Danshoku Dino Vs Kota Umeda
3. HARASHIMA & Hiroshi Fukuda
4. Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki & Suguru Miyatake Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Tori Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
5. MIKAMI DDT Final Road: Akito & Yasu Urano Vs MIKAMI & Shunma Katsumata
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi

The Sumo Hall main eventers could add more gold to smooth things over before they clash.

TAVERN WRESTLING “~DON’T FEAR THE HANGOVER~”, 15/07/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba Vs Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang
2. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Yuka Sakazaki Vs Akane Miura Vs Hyper Misao
3. Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Ryuichi Kawakami
4. KUDO Vs Ryuichi Sekine
5. Isami Kodaka & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei

The Suicide Boyz reunite in the opener to take on New Beijing’s No. 1 tag team.

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Extreme Title Treasure Hunt, HandMade In Japan, Ryogoku Peter Pan Shaping Up

June 29, 2015

DDT “TOTAL THIRD WORLD -DDT HAKATA-”, 05/07/2015
Hakata Star Lane

1. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Kota Umeda
2. 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Soma Takao Vs Suguru Miyatake
3. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Yuto Aijima Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga, MIKAMI, Makoto Oishi & Azul Dragon
4. Special Tag Team Match: KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles Next Challenger Match: Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Antonio Honda & Konosuke Takeshita
6. DDT Extreme Title – Treasure Hunt Bull Rope Match: Akito (c) Vs Masa Takanashi

The main event has Akito and Masa Takanashi connected together with a bull rope. There will be a bag placed in every corner of the ring, one contains the DDT Extreme Title and the other three contain dummy belts. When a wrestler wins a fall he gets to choose a bag. If he picks the bag containing the real Extreme Title belt then the match ends and the winner becomes champion. If it contains a dummy belt then the match restarts until the real belt is found.

The No. 1 Contenders for the KO-D Tag Team Titles will be determined here. The winners will face Strong BJ for the belts at “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015”.

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAMS! VOL. 2 ~NO SUBTITLE~”, 12/07/2015
Osaka Higashinari Kumin Hall

1. To Look For The Things Left Behind From Those Days – Special Single Match: Super Sasadango Machine Vs Atsushi Maruyama
2. Naniwa Shocked! Special Single Match: Antonio Honda Vs Magnitude Kishiwada
3. Lucha Vs Lucha! Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Tsubasa, Billyken Kid & HAYATA
4. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind – Special 3 Way Match: Kota Ibushi Vs Kuishinbo Kamen Vs Kikutaro
5. Road To RYOGOKU Special Tag Match: KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano
6. Road To DAIICHI Special Tag Match: Akito & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Shigehiro Irie & Kazusada Higuchi

HUB, Shoichi Uchida and Seiya Morohashi will also be on the show.

DDT “HANDMADE IN JAPAN FES 2015”, 25/07/2015
Tokyo Big Sight

Falls Count Anywhere 3 Way 6-Person Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Hyper Misao Vs Antonio Honda, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Nonoko

After a successful appearance back in 2013, DDT returns to the HandMade In Japan Festival for some more Anywhere Pro Wrestling chaos. This time they are bringing along Nonoko and Hyper Misao from Tokyo Joshi Pro.

DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015”, 23/08/2015
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. DDT Extreme Title – Uchikami! Presents: Akito (c) Vs X
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (c) Vs Winners Of 5/7 Next Challenger Match
3. Genichiro Tenryu Retirement Road Round 15: Genichiro Tenryu, Sanshiro Takagi & Saki Akai Vs X, X & X
4. Dramatic Dream Match: HARASHIMA Vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
5. KO-D Openweight Title – Good Com Asset Presents: KUDO (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

With all of the Right To Challenge contracts now used up, the main event of this year’s Sumo Hall show is set in stone. KUDO will defend the KO-D Openweight Title against his Shuten-dōji stable-mate Yukio Sakaguchi. They will be teaming together until then and there has been little to no tension between the two until the match was made. There is also more at stake than just the championship. ¥ 2,000,000 will be rewarded to the winner of the main event courtesy of the match’s sponsor Good Com Asset, a real estate corporation. The Extreme Title Match also has a sponsor, the manga series Uchikami!

Hiroshi Tanahashi apologised to those who were expecting Shinsuke Nakamura to be New Japan’s representative at “RYOGOKU PETER PAN” this year.

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King Of DDT Tomorrow

June 27, 2015

kingofddt2015-semi

DDT “KING OF DDT 2015 TOKYO”, 28/06/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. King Of Dark Title – 3 Way Match: Gota Ihashi (c) Vs DJ Nira Vs Kota Umeda
1. King Of DDT 2015 – Semi Final: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kazusada Higuchi
2. King Of DDT 2015 – Semi Final: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Konosuke Takeshita
3. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai Vs Shigehiro Irie, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Hoshitango & Shunma Katsumata
4. 4 Way Tag Team Match: Antonio Honda & Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Kota Ibushi & Suguru Miyatake Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
5. KUDO, Masa Takanashi & MIKAMI Vs HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito
6. King Of DDT 2015 – Final: X Vs X

This will be a big show and by the end of it expect some idea of what this year’s Sumo Hall card is going to be. The King Of DDT winner gets a KO-D Openweight Title shot in Sumo Hall but I bet there will be a few other announcements as well.

DDT “SHUTEN-DOJI BOX OFFICE ~WHAT ARE CHERRY BLOOSOMS WITHOUT ALOCOHOL~”, 22/07/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. He Can’t Stand Anymore, That’s Enough, Oh God Save Him – Punch Drunk Glove Match: Hoshitango & Kosei Kubota Vs Tanomusaku Toba & Kota Umeda
2. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kengo Mashimo & Isami Kodaka

Shuten-dōji is not going to take things easy for their self produced show next month. Tensions between KUDO and Isami Kodaka grew during the “TAVERN WRESTLING” show this week. They clash again but this time with Yukio Sakaguchi and Kengo Mashimo also involved.

The Punch Drunk Glove match sounds like an excuse for everyone involved to punch each other in the face as much as humanly possible.

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